Hi Rick:
I loved the parody. It reminded me of the procedure used in the
Rauscher, Robinson, & Jens (1998) study. This was the study in which
the authors replayed a 8 min Mozart Sonata on a continuous loop for 12
hours per day to rats from conception to adolescence. All I could
imagine when I read their procedure was what would happen if you did the
same thing to a human. Finally, I concluded that there was no way that
our IRB would approve that study.
Dang it. Scooped again.
Ken
Rick Stevens wrote:
Before totally giving up on the idea of improving IQ by listening to
music check out:
Smart Music, An investigation into the cognitive effects of exposure
to / fine / violin music.
/ by Brian Dade and Noem Ort, /REPRINTED FROM * ANNALS OF SCIENCE * VOL
16 NO 2, 1992
http://www.rainerlinz.net/rosenberg-archive/brainy.html
The results section starts out:
Based on the findings of previous research, we had expected to find a
marked, if short term improvement in the Intelligence Quotient of the
experimental subjects, coupled with a `levelling off' in mental activity
of the control group. In fact, the responses were far more complex than
we had imagined...
As you are reading along, if you have any doubts about the significance
of the study, skip down to the end and read footnote #10.
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Rick Stevens
Psychology Department
University of Louisiana at Monroe
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Kenneth M. Steele, Ph.D. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Department of Psychology http://www.psych.appstate.edu
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
USA
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